4 Weeks - This normal ?

[JohnnyNobs]

Smoked for 14 Yrs, no real cigs for 4 weeks, Janty Stick with 18mg Pg juice, and I have a pretty regular amount of crud being hacked up daily. Mostly in the morning, best at night. Coming more from my throat than lungs, and sometimes I am constantly clearing throat. I'm nervous that it is the ecig, since the color of phlegm seems to be darker with a Johnson Creek Tenn Cured juice than with say a RY4 style juice.

Am I screwed ?

 

[dragonpuff]

Smoked for 14 Yrs, no real cigs for 4 weeks, Janty Stick with 18mg Pg Juice, and I have a pretty regular amount of crud being hacked up daily. Mostly in the morning, best at night. Coming more from my throat than lungs, and sometimes I am constantly clearing throat. I'm nervous that it is the ecig, since the color of phlegm seems to be darker with a Johnson Creek Tenn Cured juice than with say a RY4 style juice.

Am I screwed ?

This is totally normal when you quit smoking. Don't worry, you're fine! Its just your lungs clearing out the garbage.

As far as it being more in your throat, i've had the same thing happen to me too. Your lungs aren't all that's been coated by smoking; your throat needs to clean itself too. That's what mucus is for: lubrication and cleaning.

Sorry, there is no elegant way to put this: What color is the crud you cough up? Is it dark yellow or brown? That would be tar. If its more greenish then you have a respiratory infection, totally unrelated. If it changes color with different colored juices, that's just the color being stained when you inhale it; i don't think that's anything to worry about.

If you are really concerned, you should go to your doctor and get a check-up, just to be sure. But i doubt its the vaping.

Like i said, don't worry. You're fine

 

[JohnnyNobs]

Ok, cool, thanks. The color changing, yes shades of brown, was kind of freaking me out. Any idea the normal time frame for when this starts to subside ?

 

[ladyraj]

Hi Johnny, in 4 weeks your lungs should be cleared of the crud of smoking. Phlegm becomes colored by anything you eat, drink, or inhale. Coughing after drinking Barq's Cream Soda can scare the crap out of you since it will look blood filled. The constant clearing of the throat with or with out coughing and producing phlegm is an indicator of an allergy of some sort or a mere seasonal acclimation process. An over the counter allergy medicine may help in sorting out these symptoms and can be purchased inexpensively. Ask the pharmicist which would work best with your symptoms and try a few tabs. It can't hurt right?

 

[Snarkyone]

I find it odd that so many people are experiencing things like this. I don't know if I am lucky or just not as sensitive as others but this has not caused me one bit of distress or health issues at all, not counting nearly blinding my dumb ... by wiping my eyes after mixing some nic juice once on accident...that's a mistake you make only once let me tell you. It was much like macing myself directly in the eye, that's the best way I can relate it.

 

[rjp44]

I smoked for nearly 50 yrs. and was smoking 35-40 analogs a day up until a month ago. I still haven't quit them completely, but now down to around 10/day. The first 2 weeks I was still coughing up phlem in the mornings, then added Nhaler lung recovery juice for a couple hours before bedtime and coughed up lots more gunk. All through this my lungs kept feeling more open and the wheeze went away. Three years ago, I was diagnosed with early stage COPD but still couldn't quit smoking. I recently got a new Dr and one of things to do was an up to date chest xray. I got that last week and yesterday the Dr's office called. The xray was completely clear. I can not believe that with just 1 month of vaping (and still smoking some) that the "uncureable" COPD no longer shows up in my lungs. I'm certainly going to talk about this when others ask me about vaping, and I'm looking forward to my Dr. visit next week to see her reaction.

 

[martha1014]

I have also wiped my eyes after handlling eliquid. This is the worst my eyes have ever burned. Will be careful in the future.

 

[breakfastchef]

Imagine smoking 10 analogs in a row. Your throat and chest would be very irritated. Sometimes vaping heavily will irritate the throat. No discharge; just a constant irritation.

 

[booboo]

I coughed up brown gunk for 5 months, so don't be alarmed. I just hit 9 months yesterday and it is clear now!

 

[Pumaman]

Commonly known as "lung cookies"

 

[JKG]

Lol. That nicotine juice in the eye thing happened to me just last night. Was funny coz it was stupid but yeah it hurt so everyone pls be careful. Now in regards to coughing up stuff, I see posts now and then of people coughing up phlegm but I have been smoking for 15 years before taking up vaping since August. I have not smoked an analog since, well just one, but no phlegm for me. Am I doomed?!?!

 

[JKG]

Sorry. Double post

 

[helki12]

I will suggest you to stop smoking as it is better for you health.Your life is precious for you,so don't spoil it simply.

 

[four2109]

Smoked 2+ packs of full flavor menthol a day for 35 years. No tobacco for 5 1/2 monhts. I have not coughed up anything. Nothing. nada.

 

[BobFromChicago]

Well i been smoking 2+ packs a day for the better part of 30 years, decided to try the e-cigs because here in Chicago you can expect to pay $8.00 or more for a pack of analogs so i thought it might be cheaper, it has now been 31 days since i even touch an analog (or as i like to refer to them ".... LOGS") and not even an urge, i first got 30ml 0f 36mg camel flavored and found this to be a bit strong so i been cutting it down to around 18, seems very nice. Still been coughing up lung butter but has been getting less and less. Also when i mix flavors or cut my juice i always go to the local drug store (Walgreens by me) and get a box of those disposable latex gloves, that way i don't get any on my hands, and have it find it's ways to my eyes. Did that once with a jalapeno...oh man...now that hurts. Any way just wanted to say i am very happy with e-cigs and i will be very upset if the FDA (Freaking Dumb Asses) go and ban this product.
(INSERT SARCASIM HERE--->) Nice to know the government of the people, by the people and for the people listen so closely to the people. (<---INSERT SARCASIM HERe)

Here's vaping at you kid!

 

[rjp44]

I'm concerned about a ban also, even if it's temporary, so I'm spending what I'm saving from analogs (or .... logs LMAO) and building up inventory. Have about 700 ml of juice and 20 attys and 9 batteries and next I'm going to add a mod that takes easily replacable batteries.